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b"In this podcast for Functional Ecology, Assistant Editor, Frank Harris, sits down with Phoebe Griffith\\u2014a researcher from the Institute of Zoology, London, and the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Oxford University\\u2014to discuss her recently published paper \\u2018Using functional traits to identify conservation priorities for the world's crocodylians.\\u2019 To understand better the functional diversity of crocodylians, Griffiths et al. collected a database of functional traits of all species of crocodylians. These traits are measurable qualities \\u2013 such as skull shape or saltwater tolerance \\u2013 that allow us to understand the different ecological role of species, and how similar and different species are from one another.\\n\\nRead the paper here: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2435.14140\\n\\nFor those that are hard of hearing, a transcript of the interview is available here: https://fesummaries.wordpress.com/2022/08/05/conserving-the-ecological-diversity-of-crocodylians/\\n\\nCheck out Phoebe's Edge of Existence blogpost for some great pictures and content: https://www.edgeofexistence.org/blog/crying-crocodile-tears-the-disappearing-diversity-of-crocodilians-and-their-ecological-roles/\\n\\nTo find out about and support ongoing croc conservation efforts, please do check out the following links: \\n\\n1. https://www.edgeofexistence.org/fellow/jailabdeen-a/\\n\\n2. https://www.edgeofexistence.org/fellow/emmanuel-amoah/\\n\\nCrocodylians have surprisingly diverse ecological roles, from the huge, highly aquatic and mostly fish-eating gharial to the tiny African dwarf crocodiles which can catch prey on land below the rainforest canopy. Sadly, over half of all crocodylians are threatened with extinction. If these threatened species go extinct, we will lose the diversity of ecological roles that they represent. Functional diversity is an important aspect of biodiversity to understand and conserve."